Thai Cooking Class in Koh Samui: Learn Authentic Thai Cuisine in an Intimate Setting
4.5
18 Ratings
Koh Samui . Bophut
Immerse yourself in the flavors of Thailand with a Thai cooking class in Koh Samui. Learn to cook authentic dishes in an intimate setting and explore local markets for fresh ingredients. Take home recipes and a special gift!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Smiley Cook Thai - Your journey begins with a quick transfer from your accommodation in Koh Samui to the Cookery school, with pick up roughly 30-50 minutes before your scheduled start time. All our classes have a max of 6 people for a more personal learning experience. Join us for a 30 min tour at a local Thai market where we will quickly teach you all you need to know about the herbs, vegetables, and spices used in Thai food. After the lesson in the market, you will be ready to start your 2-hour lesson in our kitchen, which is fully equipped with everything you will need to get started. Learn just how easy it is to cook deliciously authentic Thai food with our certified Thai teacher. Savor a mouthwatering Thai lunch or dinner made by yourself and transfer back to your hotel.
What's Included
- Individual working spaces
- Free Hotel Pickup: Maenam, Bophut, Bangrak, Choeng Mon, Chaweng, Chaweng noi, (Lamai on request)
- All the Cooking equipment you will need
- Small classes for more personal experience
- Certified Thai chefs
- Ingredients all included
Meal Options
- Soup - 1.The favorite hot and sour soup, 2.Coconut soup with galangal and lemongrass.
- Salad - 1.Chicken Salad (with fresh mint, shallots) 2.Beef Salad (with pineapple, fresh mint, shallots) 3.Papaya Salad (The famous one!)
- Salad - 4.Green Mango Salad (with crispy little fish and chili) 5.Seafood salad (prawn, squid, tomato, shallots, chilies)
- Stir-Fried Noodles - 1.Pad Thai (the famous one!) 2.Pad See Ew (large rice noodle with many vegetables)
- Curry - 1.Red or Green curry paste 2.Green Curry (creamy in a plate or in a bowl you choose!)
- Curry - 3.Massaman Curry (not spicy! .. with potatoes, peanuts, and chicken) 4.Red curry (the spiciest one! with kaffir lime leaves)
- Curry - 5.Panang Curry (with basil leaves and kaffir lime leaves) 6.Yellow Curry (with onions, baby corn, egg)
- Stir-Fried - 1.Fried Chicken Cashew Nuts 2.Fried ginger with pork or chicken 3.Garlic and pepper (with fried chicken or pork)
- Stir-Fried - 4.Sweet and Sour (with pineapple, tomatoes) 5.Pad Kaphao (Fried basil leaves and chili’s) 6.Steam Fish (with ginger, chilies, lime)
- Dessert - Mango Sticky Rice (Included for all classes)
Additional Information
Embark on a gastronomic journey of a lifetime during your stay in Thailand by participating in Thai cooking classes in Koh Samui. Discover how to prepare three authentically delicious Thai dishes and a delightful banana coconut milk dessert, all with available vegetarian/vegan alternatives. Receive comprehensive, step-by-step guidance from your English-speaking instructor as they showcase the proper skills. You will either explore a local organic garden abundant with herbs, vegetables, fruits and even edible flowers, or Bophut Fresh Market, one of the freshest and cleanest markets in town, brimming with brightly colored fresh goods within a labyrinth of stalls. The staff will also give you a small souvenir after the meal, together with the recipes that are sure to wow your friends and family back home! With a limit of 6 guests per class, every session is guaranteed to be personal and quaint.
- Extra charge for followers (not cooking) over 10 years old 800 baht and children under 10 years 500 baht (Payable directly to the driver)
- You will choose 3 dishes before the market tour
- There is a minimum of 2 people required to run this tour! A maximum of 6 people
- Any dish can be made with chicken, beef, pork, prawn, squid, fish or vegetarian version
Location
Smiley Cook Thai
Or, you can also get picked up from anywhere in Koh Samui.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(18 Ratings)
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Chitelo
Mar 21, 2024
Best Ever! Must do! - This was the highlight of my trip to Koh Samui! I could not recommend this more.
From getting picked up from our accommodation and travelling to the markets. Our leader was so well informed. Answered all the questions about what is used and why. She was so knowledgeable and passionate.
I could not believe that I was able to cook what I did, so so yummy and set out so well. Also being able to hear why each ingredient is used and being helped through the process.
This is a must do if you are coming to Koh Samui.
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Michelverholen
Mar 13, 2024
Authentic Cooking Class - Would book again! - It was a great experience. An interesting introduction to the secrets of Thai cuisine. Would surely book again! Pick-up service was very timely, and session started with grocery shopping at the local market.
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La-cle1
Mar 13, 2024
Learn Thai cooking in a private environment - Very good and informative cooking class. After visiting the market with lots of explanations of the products and ingredients, the host Jun drove us to her private house. There were three of us and each of us was able to cook three different dishes. Everything was very well prepared and explained. The cooking was done outside under the canopy. We ate after each course. There was plenty of water. At the end we were given a short tour of Jun's garden. All in all, highly recommended! Thank you Jun!
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Buzzer1967
Mar 4, 2024
Authentic Thai cooking lesson - From visiting a local market to be shown different ingredients to making our chosen recipes from scratch was a great experience. Jun is an amazing teacher who had us engaged from the start and explained how to build the flavours to create wonderful Thai dishes which we enjoyed eating. We would thoroughly recommend this fun and informative experience
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41larissat
Jan 4, 2024
Best Thai Cooking Class - The Thai cooking class was an amazing experience. It began with the tour operator checking with us about what we would like to learn how to make and also what meat we were comfortable with. The pick up from the hotel was seamless and the teacher was extremely punctual. She began by taking us on a local market tour. We learnt about various veggies and herbs that we commonly used in Thai cooking. It was so much fun to get a glimpse into the true behind the scenes of life of a Thai family.
The class was held in her home and that just made the experience all the more intimate and special. She introduced us to her garden and all the fruits, vegetables and herbs that she grows. Her goal was to ensure that we learn the method and also grasp the sequence of steps required to make authentic Thai food.
I HIGHLY recommend this class... you have really enjoy the experience.
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Michael_t
Nov 28, 2023
Fantastic experience and great host + food - Such a good experience!! Loved the food we cooked and took home some really good recipes. Our Host was super friendly and showed us Thai spices and herbs at a local market before we started cooking.
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Sziffra
Oct 16, 2023
Learn to cook Thai food - First time I have ever done a cooking excursion. I liked it a lot. Pick up at hotel was straightforward. The market tour was very interesting and informative. They do a good job of prepping some of the more complicated aspects of a dish so you have time to complete several dishes. They have bags and stuff to take back food as you will make too much.
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Kieran_c
Jul 30, 2023
Informative, fun and delicious Thai cooking class. - From pick up to drop off we had an amazing time at our Thai cooking class. We learned a lot from our instructor about Thai cooking and the ingredients involved. The visit to the market really helped this. The recipes were delicious and will be easily replicated at home. One of the highlights of our Thailand trip.
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867texb
Mar 13, 2024
You cancelled me - You wrote me a text telling me I would be picked up at my hotel.
Nobody came.
When I phoned you after one hour of waiting you said the class “wasn’t available”.
I’m still waiting for my refund.
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Redoxygen
Nov 8, 2023
VIATOR IS A SCAM - The class was great. Viator is a SCAM!!! We booked 8 people, called two days before, and asked to increase the attendees to 11. First, the agent said fine and charged us. Then told us no! So we said OK, 8 it is. Then they called us on the way to the class so that we could increase the class to 11. They double-charged us. THIS COMPANY is a SCAM. Go through your hotel concierge
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